Post photos of your systems/rooms here!

Here's where it all starts for me...Clearaudio Champion, Benz Micro L2, Clearaudio/Rega RB-300 w/turbo weight & Quint wire and Basis clamp. Oh, that's a Shanling CD-S100 (Music Hall CD-25) underneath that I use to spin those little silver discs. More to come.

 

Drooool. That's the stuff dreams are made of.

dan c

 

Hi Dean,

How does the Marantz preamp/amp combo compare sonically w/ the McIntosh preamp/amp combo?

Thanks,
Jeffrey

 

Here's a few of my room (thanks to my new digital camera). Don't mind the mess, I have kids so the music room is also the family den/tv area.

My overall HT center (needs replacement as soon as I figure out
which HDTV I want):




My SVS Subwoofer:



And my rack of components:



Currently I have a:

Sansui P-D10 turntable
Sony SCD-CE775 (SACD)
Denon 3300 A/V Reciever
Outlaw Audio ICBM
Sony TC-KA1ES cassette
Panasonic RP91 DVDA/DVD
Sony SCV-760HF VHS
Pinnacle speakers left/right
Cambridge Audio center
Velodyne sub
SVS sub
Advent rears
XBOX game system
GameCube game system

 

Jeff, that's an easy one to answer. In fact, fellow forum member Bill Hausmann And I did some critical listening between the two systems last week.

In our opinions:

The Marantz system leans toward an accurate, neutral sound while the Mac system in more of a "comfy, cozy" sound, not really accurate but warm and fuzzy. Like Steve has said before, The Mac tends to bring vocals alive. Nat, Dean, and Frank sound fantastic on the Mac.

 

Hi Dean,

Thanks for the review.

If you could only have one, which one would it be?

Take care,
Jeffrey

 

Well Jeff,
Tough one! I guess the Mac system because of the way it sounds with vocals.

Actually, if I was to mix and match components and pare it down to one system it would be:

Marantz SA-1 Cd/SACD
Marantz 7 Preamp
Mcintosh 30 monoblocs
VPI Aries 'table
Awia Cassette
Pioneer PDR-99 CD recorder
Marantz 20 tuner
Legacy Focus speakers.

 

It may not be pictured, but he most definitely has a top notch turntable (Meitner IIRC). He primarily posts on the AVS Forum, if you wanted to read more about his system, and why he has chosen the components he has.

 

Virtually all his posts are in the Ultra Hi-End HT Gear ($20,000+) Forum.

WOW!

 

This system belongs to forum member Tim Groves. My e-mail program has been crashing quite a bit and I just rescued this one to resize and post here. (Sorry for the delay, Tim!)

 

Here's the record room!

Musichall MMF9 turntable
Rega Planet cd player
Pioneer DV-563A dvd/sacd player
Xindak XA3200S Tube Preamplfier
Audio Electronic supply Six Pac Tube Amps
Mcintosh MC202 power Amp (not being used presently)
VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine (10th anniversay wedding gift).

My wife bought me the matching amp stands for Christmas, and I think we'll have to eventually get a single stand for everything else. With the amp stands in the back, and the preamp in the middle, the cables just fit. I also have to paint those little wall squares that were exposed when we changed alarm systems. Somehow, I never get around to it!

 

Geo, what kind of wide component stand is that? It looks like it would be good in my place.

 

https://www.sanus.com/cgi-bin/web_s...furniture/euro/euro.html&cart_id=3967952_8319

 

Thanks! Sanus is on my short list.

 

"Married Guy" System

Here's my married guy system on a verrrry festive day...
--Bart

 

Geoman076, I love your vinyl cabinet (the one with the doors). Is it custom made or available retail? I like the ones I got from Gothic Cabinet Craft:

but yours are so elegant looking.

My wife bought me mine for Father's Day. Aren't wives who indulge us our hobbies wonderful?

 

Yeah, they are nice. Where did they come from?

 

http://www.gothiccabinetcraft.com/stores.php

These guys are in the NY/NJ area. I just grabbed a Birch unfinished LP cabinet (like JMT's) on my lunch hour at a local Gothic for $99. Quite a nice shop, I was impressed with a $199 side by side CD rack that holds 800.

JMT - thanks for sharing!

 

I purchased it at a local furniture store, it's made by Hooker Furniture. It was listed in the catalog as a Barrister Bookcase. I can't find it on line, so I can't post a link.

 

Oh my goodness gracious! Do you own an A/V werehouse? That's the most extensive list of components I've ever seen! Nice.

 

Hey Keith, if you ever have time to update your comments on your SCD-c2000es please do!

 

Just ordered my new MC-402. It is an absolutely fabulous beast.

 

Bart, Welcome to the forum, neat looking horns, what do you drive them with? Looks like you have tubes here, there and everywhere. Please fill out your profile. If my wife would ever decide what digital camera she wants I could post some pics of my system (she is the photographer in our family).

 

Hi,

Hmmm..... what's the problem?....... you can't read her mind?

Take care,
Jeffrey

 

had the camera with me for once so...

A: B&W CDM 7NT
B: B&W 610?
C: RG Pole Pig on a brick
D: TEAC A-6100 (all other R2R's are in the shop)
E: Rega P3 (stark white!! but that's actually useful in this case)
F: Denon DN790-R Cassette on blocks
G: NAD 7130
H: dbx series III (never hooked into system)
I: PH-1P phono stage (too big to go anywhere)
J: Rega Planet 2000
K: Tascam 700
L: Audio Research VSi55 on a lithograph stone
M: 50 cent budget classical vinyl

Red system is for serious listening
Blue for background noise
Green gets hooked up as needed